【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2024 年11月 25 日梵蒂岡訊】 ─ 2024年11月25日，教宗方濟各接見了Marcello Semeraro主教，他是聖人列品部部長。在會議期間，教宗授權公布關於以下事項的法令：
– 這奇蹟歸功於真福瑪利亞‧唐嘉蒂修女的代禱，她是聖母進教之佑孝女會（母佑會）的修女，1883年2月16日出生於意大利科特諾戈茲（Corteno Golgi），1969年8月25日於厄瓜多爾蘇瓜（Sucúa）逝世。
透過這一行動，教宗方濟各為真福瑪利亞‧唐嘉蒂修女的封聖定立方向。封聖日期將在恆常教宗樞密會議上決定。
慈幼家庭宣福、列聖總申請人Pierluigi Cameroni神父說：「因著這個消息，我們感謝天主，它讓整個慈幼家庭充滿喜樂，特別是母佑會、誕生了這位未來聖人的布雷西亞（意大利）教區，以及瑪利亞‧唐嘉蒂修女進行傳教工作的曼德茲（厄瓜多爾）教區。她的封聖是她向新一代和亞馬遜森林的土著人民傳遞生命和信仰的有力見證與希望的象徵，亞馬遜森林成為她的「心靈的家園 」。 她是一位和諧與和平的女性，懷著母愛的精神，觸動了人心。」
瑪利亞‧唐嘉蒂修女於1883 年2 月16 日出生於科特諾戈茲（布雷西亞）。年輕時，她積極參與教區的宗教培育，並領受了各項聖事，培養了深厚的信仰根基，這啟發了她的修道聖召。她聽從父親和教區神父，等到成年後才申請進入母佑會。 1908 年，她在羅西納諾會院（Nizza Monferrato）開始服務。第一次世界大戰期間（1915-1918 年），瑪利亞修女在維拉茲修讀護理課程，並在軍事醫院擔任紅十字會護士。
有一次，她遇到洪水，她向聖母祈求，答應如果獲救，她將奉獻自己的生命從事傳教工作。1922年，總會長達葛祿修女派她往厄瓜多爾。瑪利亞修女在屯赤（Chunchi）生活了三年，隨後與傳教士道明‧柯勉主教（Bishop Mons. Comin）及一小隊探險隊進入亞馬遜雨林。她和兩位同會修女在厄瓜多爾東南部的舒爾（Shuar）族人中建立了傳教點，最初定居在馬卡斯（Macas），這是一個被舒爾村落包圍的村莊。
瑪利亞修女面臨著許多挑戰，從野生動物的威脅和湍急河流的危險，到繁複的傳教工作。在馬卡斯、塞維爾鮑思高（Sevilla Don Bosco）和蘇瓜，她的努力結出了豐碩的果實。她擔任護士、外科醫生、骨科醫生、牙醫、麻醉師，最重要的是，作為一名傳道員和傳福音者，展現了深厚的信仰、耐心和手足之愛。她致力於提升舒爾婦女的地位，促成數百個新教友家庭的形成，使得夫妻首次出於自願結婚。她被譽為「叢林醫生」，不斷為人類和精神的發展而努力，尤其關注女性的福祉。她創建了一所醫院，培訓護士，並促進了定居者與舒爾社區之間的和諧。
1969年8月25日，瑪利亞修女在蘇瓜附近遇上飛機失事去世，享年86歲。她將一生奉獻給了愛與服務，甚至為定居者與舒爾人的和諧而奉獻。她曾經寫道：「每一天，我都對自己的傳教聖召感到更加高興！ 」
她於2008年11月12日被宣佈為可敬者，並於2012年11月24日教宗本篤十六世在任期間，在曼德茲（厄瓜多爾）教區被冊封為真福。
Blessed Maria Troncatti, FMA, to be Declared a Saint
(ANS – Vatican–Vatican City, 25 November 2024) – On November 25, 2024, Pope Francis received His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, in audience. During the meeting, the Holy Father authorized the promulgation of the decree concerning:
– the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Maria Troncatti, a professed Sister of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, born in Córteno Golgi, Italy, on February 16, 1883, and deceased in Sucúa, Ecuador, on August 25, 1969.
With this act, Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of Blessed Maria Troncatti. The date for the canonization will be decided during an ordinary consistory.
“This news is a reason to give thanks to God and brings great joy to the entire Salesian Family, especially the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, the Diocese of Brescia, which gave birth to the future saint, and the Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez (Ecuador), where Maria Troncatti carried out her missionary work. Her canonization is a sign of hope for her powerful witness of transmitting life and faith to new generations and the indigenous peoples of the Amazon forest, which became her ‘homeland of the heart.’ She was a woman of reconciliation and peace, with a maternal spirit that touched hearts,” commented Father Pierluigi Cameroni, Postulator General.
Maria Troncatti was born in Córteno Golgi (Brescia) on February 16, 1883. As a young girl, she actively participated in parish catechesis and received the sacraments, developing a deep Christian faith that opened her to a religious vocation. Inspired by the Salesian Bulletin, Maria considered a religious life. Out of obedience to her father and parish priest, she waited until she came of age to request admission to the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. She made her first profession in 1908 at Nizza Monferrato. During World War I (1915–1918), Sister Maria trained in healthcare in Varazze and worked as a Red Cross nurse in a military hospital.
After surviving a flood, she vowed to the Virgin Mary that she would dedicate her life to missionary work if she was saved. In 1922, Mother General Caterina Daghero sent her to Ecuador. Sister Maria spent three years in Chunchi before venturing into the Amazon rainforest alongside Bishop Mons. Comin and a small expedition. She and two fellow sisters established their mission among the Shuar people in southeastern Ecuador, initially settling in Macas, a village surrounded by Shuar settlements.
Sister Maria faced numerous challenges, from the dangers posed by wildlife and turbulent rivers to the complexities of evangelization. In Macas, Sevilla Don Bosco, and Sucúa, her efforts blossomed. She served as a nurse, surgeon, orthopedist, dentist, anesthetist, and most importantly, as a catechist and evangelizer, displaying deep faith, patience, and brotherly love. Her work for the empowerment of Shuar women led to the formation of hundreds of new Christian families, with couples marrying out of personal choice for the first time. Known as the “doctor of the jungle,” she tirelessly worked for human and spiritual development, especially for women. She founded a hospital, trained nurses, and fostered reconciliation between settlers and the Shuar community.
On August 25, 1969, at the age of 86, Sister Maria passed away in a plane crash near Sucúa. She had devoted her life to love and service, even offering herself for reconciliation between settlers and the Shuar people. She once wrote, “Every day, I am happier with my missionary religious vocation!”
Declared Venerable on November 12, 2008, she was beatified on November 24, 2012, during the pontificate of Benedict XVI in Macas (Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez, Ecuador).